Developmental Delay

Question 1

what is a developmental delay?

Answer 1

failure to attain developmental milestones for chronological age

Question 2

red flags of development

Answer 2

asymmetry of movement
not reaching for objects by 6 months
unable to sit unsupported by 12 months
unable to walk by 18 months (check CK)
no speech by 18 months
concerns with vision or hearing
loss of skills

Question 3

three patterns of abnormal development?

Answer 3

1. delay: global vs specific
2. deviation
3. regression

Question 4

what is global developmental delay?

Answer 4

delay in 2 or more of gross/fine motor, speech/language, congition, social/personal and ADL

Question 5

example of global developmental delay

Answer 5

Down’s syndrome

Question 6

examples of specific motor delay

Answer 6

Duchenne’s
cerebral palsy
co-ordination disorders e.g. dyspraxia

Question 7

example of specific language delay

Answer 7

specific language impairment

Question 8

examples of specific sensory deficits delay

Answer 8

oculocutaneous albinism

Treacher-Collins

Question 9

example of a deviation in development

Answer 9

autism

Question 10

presentation of autism

Answer 10

triad of communication, social interaction and flexibility of thought problems

Question 11

examples of conditions with regression in development

Answer 11

Rett’s syndrome

metabolic disorders